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Union Carbide Asbestos Removal and Phase-Out Papers, Including T. E. Hanning Memo on Contractor Project Development Group (1987)

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A 29-page exhibit of Union Carbide internal memoranda from 1986 and 1987 on asbestos in the company's chemical plants, plus unrelated technical attachments. It includes a memo on an asbestos removal contractor, a debate over whether asbestos-removal enclosures are confined spaces, and the Chemicals and Plastics group's policy to stop buying asbestos-containing gaskets, packing and other materials after January 1, 1989. The exhibit also contains Grafoil seminar and newsletter material and chemical safety data sheets.

Author
T. E. Hanning (Health, Safety and Environmental Technology, South Charleston (signed 'Terry E. Hanning')); T. P. Raby (POD - SHARE (originating department)); L. E. Calvert (Union Carbide Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology Services, Houston); C. C. Neely (Central Engineering, Special Working Group); D. J. Weintritt, Jr. (UNIPOL Systems/Polyolefins)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Services Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4316
Date
1987
Number
Bates UCC 011406 to UCC 011433
Library no.
ACL Doc 18894 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18894
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: T. E. Hanning memo, May 19, 1987, to T. L. Grittie and others, on Project Development Group's willingness to bid on asbestos removal work in West Virginia
  • Pages 2-3: T. P. Raby to L. E. Calvert, June 3, 1987, disagreeing that asbestos-removal enclosures are always confined spaces (Safety Alert of May 27, 1987)
  • Pages 4-5: L. E. Calvert memo, April 28, 1987, 'Asbestos Gasketing and Packing', on the phase-out of asbestos-containing materials
  • Page 6: Sanders transmittal memo, October 16, 1986, forwarding the recommended C&P asbestos phase-out program
  • Pages 7-8: C. C. Neely to Sanders, September 30, 1986, final draft of the recommended C&P asbestos phase-out program
  • Pages 9-11: Draft Recommended Policy (8/28/86), Chemicals and Plastics Business Group, use of asbestos-containing materials in the work place
  • Page 12: Grafoil seminar outline and cover sheet (Union Carbide Specialty Products Group, Cleveland)
  • Pages 13-14: Grafoil flexible graphite newsletter on special gasketing techniques
  • Page 15: Distribution list for the Calvert April 28, 1987 memo
  • Page 16: D. J. Weintritt, Jr. memo, June 4, 1987, inviting attendees to a safety mini-review of Solvay polypropylene catalyst tests
  • Pages 17-19: Solvay catalyst test description (5/13/87) and process flow diagram
  • Pages 20-21: Solvay material safety data sheet (poor-quality scan)
  • Pages 22-24: Texas Alkyls/Stauffer Product Safety Information Sheets: DEAC, EADC, and hydrocarbon solutions of metal alkyls
  • Pages 25-26: Chart and rotated/mirrored text from the metal alkyl solutions sheet (OCR unreadable)
  • Page 27: Phillips Chemical Company material safety data sheet for isopentane (March 1982)
  • Pages 28-29: Technical excerpt on association of organoaluminum compounds; page 29 has no OCR text

People and organizations

From T. E. Hanning (Health, Safety and Environmental Technology, South Charleston (signed 'Terry E. Hanning')); T. P. Raby (POD - SHARE (originating department)); L. E. Calvert (Union Carbide Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology Services, Houston); C. C. Neely (Central Engineering, Special Working Group); D. J. Weintritt, Jr. (UNIPOL Systems/Polyolefins) to T. L. Grittie; G. W. Wulfert; W. J. Vincent; J. R. Dement; L. E. Calvert (Clear Lake (recipient of the Raby memo)).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Alabama Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4316 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 29 pages. Production numbers UCC 011406 to UCC 011433.

Cite this document

T. E. Hanning (Health, Safety and Environmental Technology, South Charleston (signed 'Terry E. Hanning')), T. P. Raby (POD - SHARE (originating department)), L. E. Calvert (Union Carbide Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology Services, Houston), C. C. Neely (Central Engineering, Special Working Group), D. J. Weintritt, Jr. (UNIPOL Systems/Polyolefins). “Union Carbide Asbestos Removal and Phase-Out Papers, Including T. E. Hanning Memo on Contractor Project Development Group.” 1987. Union Carbide documents, UC-4316, Bates UCC 011406 to UCC 011433. Union Carbide Corporation, Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Services Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18894. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18894.

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